Dave Brain vs. Tim Thompson — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Tim Thompson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Dave Brain and Tim Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Brain posted stronger numbers in OPS (.655 vs .641) and slugging (.363 vs .338). Tim Thompson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.302 vs .292). By the career numbers, Dave Brain had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Tim Thompson

Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
200.36
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
517
553.93
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
140.21
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
131.79
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
89
95.36
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
25.71
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.57
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
38.5
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
36.43
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.11
63.02
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
52.51
56.26
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
923
201.9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
187.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
175.71
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
55.56
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
52.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
66.28
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50.36
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
115.93
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
88
94.29
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315.85
69.09
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.64
57.48
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.41
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.79
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
55.71
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.77
10.77
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.43
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Tim Thompson

Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.1
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.01
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125.2
9
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
4.94
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2977
4.59
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.56
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2730
4.21
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
5.48
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.087
4.087
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.007
5.007
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.97
91.97
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27